---Excuse me．Can you spare me a few minutes?  

---______．

       A．What’s on?      B．What’s up?       C．What’s more?   D．What is it?

China’s graduates will find it harder than ever to get jobs in the coming years, as China’s economy slows down and unemployment rises.

Experts say a chronic（長(zhǎng)期的）over-supply of graduates and a shortage of “high end” jobs had already been causing difficulties, but the mass lay-offs and business closures （倒閉）in recent months have made the situation even worse.

Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao has told students that the problem of graduate employment is “at the top of the government’s agenda(議事日程) .”

Six and half million graduates in China will be looking for a job over the next year.

The government says it is going to try to create nine million jobs for them and for those from previous years who are still unemployed. That will not be easy though. Economic development in China is expected by some to fall below the figure of 8%.

There are three problems for the new graduates to deal with. Firstly, the economic slowdown here means there are fewer jobs available. Secondly, widespread redundancies（冗余） mean there are more experienced people than there might have been in previous years, trying to secure the same jobs as them. Thirdly, there are many graduates from previous years who are still jobless.

Cao Shanshan, studying exhibition planning and management at Shanghai Business School, said everyone thought it would be easy for her to get a job when she graduated, because Shanghai will host the World Expo in 2010. But even though she has had dozens of interviews at job fairs, she has not managed to land the kind of job she wanted. “I’ve ended up with an intern（實(shí)習(xí)）job,” she says, “which has nothing to do with my major.” She says she is earning about $230 a month, more than many of her classmates who have had to take jobs that give them half that, but far less than she had hoped for. “I might go back to school to study for a master’s degree because it’s so hard,” she says. “Hopefully, finding a job will be easier with a higher qualification.”

 78. What does the passage mainly discuss?

   A. The government will create more jobs for the graduates.

   B. It is difficult for the graduates to find a job

   C. Cao Shanshan doesn’t find an ideal job.

   D. To find a good job easily, graduates must go back to school for master’s degrees .

79. The underlined word “That” in the text refers to ________________.

   A. Developing the economy      B. Reducing the number of graduates 

C. Looking for jobs             D. Creating nine million jobs for graduates

80. According to the text, the possible reasons for the problem of graduate employment are the following EXCEPT that __________________.

   A. too many graduates appear every year and there are not enough “high end” jobs

 B. a great number of workers have been out of employment and a lot of business has closed  

   C. the expectation to find a satisfying job from graduates is too high

   D. China’s economy slows down because of the global economic crisis.

 ______ seems strange to us is _______ the troublesome boy is getting along well with his teachers now.

   A. It; that           B. What; how        C. It; how         D. What; that

Your composition is written very well ______________ some spelling mistakes.

   A. except for   B. except that  C. besides  D. except

Students often meet with questions as follows: bullied by someone, worried about a weak subject, puzzled by family problems or concerned about pets at home. All the questions above may make you not concentrated on your study. Who can you turn to if you are such an unlucky student? A great person to share your thoughts and feelings with is your school counselor(顧問(wèn)).

     Add school counselors to the list of people you can turn to when you need help. They know how to listen and can help kids with life’s challenges (挑戰(zhàn)) . Counselors have special training in how to help kids solve problems, make decisions, and stand up for themselves. That doesn’t means your counselor will wave a magic wand and the problem will go away. But it does mean he or she will help you cope with (應(yīng)付) it. Coping is an important word to know. Sometimes, kids and grown-ups have difficult problems. Coping means that someone is trying to handle these problems and make things better.

     Your school counselor is available for you and wants to make your school experience the best it can be. The counselor’s job is to take your problem seriously and help you find a solution. The counselor also wants to help you learn as much as you can in class, be a contributing member of the school community, and be a positive influence on your environment.

60. From the underlined sentences we may infer that ______.

A. school counselor is one of those who can help you

B. school counselors are those you can make friends with

C. one needs various people to help him or her

D. one has to know and deal with all kinds of people at school

61. According to the passage, which of the following happens that you may not turn to the counselors?

   A. Other students treat you cruelly.      B. You are too poor to go school

   C. You are weak in one subject         D. You have family problems.

62. What does the writer think of the school counselors?

   A. They can solve any question you meet with

   B. They can help students get their life or study improved.

   C. They are as important as teachers at school.

   D. They may punish those who have bullied you

63. Which of the following may be the best title of the passage? _____.

   A. School counselors   B. School problems   C. Students’ problems     D. Free counselors

第II卷

第三部分：寫(xiě)作（共三節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分35分）

第一節(jié)：?jiǎn)卧~拼寫(xiě)：（共10小題，每小題1分，共10分）

56. The only a_________ to the town is across the bridge.

57. The news that a lion escaped from the zoo a__________ the local people.

58. The Chinese language is a ___________ in idioms and proverbs.

59. Recent I have been so o_____________ with work that I haven’t had time for work-out.

60. He was forced to r___________ his position as director in the company due to illness.

61.The a___________ baby by its parents was taken good care of at a nursing home.

62.The young solider was punished for ______________ (違抗) orders.

63. Are you ____________（覺(jué)察到）of the danger you are in ?

64. Everyone in the class is expected to _____(參加) in the discussion so that we can share ideas.

65. However, one thing is for sure, I’ve become more _______ (富有想象力的) in my teaching.

I was 15 when I walked into MaCarley’s bookstore in Ashland and ________this interesting book.

A. came about  B. came across   C. came out   D. came into

—Your mother becomes more and more forgetful.

—Yes. She searched for her cellphone for a whole day last Sunday but it ______ in her coat pocket the next day.

A. turned out            B. turned on              C. turned over                    D. turned up

 ——What did she have to say?

——Oh, nothing________. She only wanted me to give her a hand.

A. in short      B. in fun     C. in special    D. in particular

 Learning foreign languages calls for your memory, time, patience and emotions. _______,it is not a simple thing.  A. As a result   B. In conclusion   C. In general    D. After all